Misogyny is the hatred or dislike of women or girls.Misogyny can be manifested in numerous ways, includingsexual discrimination, denigration of women, violenceagainst women, and sexual objectification of women.

Misogyny has been characterised as a prominent featureof the mythologies of the ancient world as well as ofvarious religions. In addition, many influentialWestern philosophers have been described as misogynistic.

The counterpart of misogyny is misandry, the hatred ordislike of men; the antonym of misogyny is philogyny,the love or fondness of women.

Misanthropy is the general hatred, distrust or disdain of thehuman species or human nature. A misanthrope, or misanthropistis someone who holds such views or feelings. The condition isoften confused with asociality.

Misandry is the hatred, dislike, contempt for or ingrainedprejudice against men and/or boys. Misandry can be manifestedin numerous ways that have their parallel in misogynyincluding sexual discrimination, denigration of men, violenceagainst men, and sexual objectification of men. Warren Farrellhas written of how men are uniquely marginalized in what hecalls their "disposability," the manner in which the mostdangerous of societies' jobs throughout history, particularlysoldiering, have been performed by men. The female counterpartof misandry is misogyny, the hatred or dislike of women; theantonym of misandry is philandry, the love or fondness of men.

Definition: Misogyny means the hatred of women. The word comesfrom the Greek misein, to hate and gyne, woman. Misogyny is oftenused to describe contempt for women as a whole, rather than hatredof specific women.

In feminist theory, misogyny often describes an attitude that isperceived to be negative and demeaning toward women as a group.While it is rare to find someone who actually despises all womenjust because they are female, feminists more commonly observeprejudice against women or an assumption that women are lessdeserving than men. This usually leads to actions that harm women.People, usually men, who display hateful behaviors that oppresswomen are said to be misogynists.